The Worcester Fire Department was already at the scene after a report of a smoking manhole. Firefighters observed smoke coming from two manholes when an explosion blew the cover off one of them.
Many of the city’s underground pipes are more than 50 years old, with some unable to handle current rainfall amounts.
WORCESTER, Massachusetts (WCVB) — An underground explosion launched at least one manhole cover high into the air in Worcester over the weekend, video shows. The explosion occurred at ...
WORCESTER — Motorists are advised to expect occasional backups on Shrewsbury Street for nine months as crews make upgrades to ...
No one was injured when an explosion blew the cover off a manhole Saturday in Worcester, Massachusetts, fire officials said NBC Universal, Inc. A manhole cover flew off in an explosion this ...